Penny wise, Pound foolish
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But he saved $19.95 by not renting a Home Depot truck for an hour!
This picture is real - not doctored in any way - and was taken by a Transportation Supervisor for a company that delivers building materials for 84 Lumber. When he saw it in the parking lot of IHOP, he went to buy a camera to take pictures.
The car is still running, as can be witnessed by the exhaust.
The driver finally came back after the police were called, and was found crouched behind the rear of the car, attempting to cut the twine around the load! Luckily, the police stopped him and had the load removed.
The materials were loaded at Home Depot. Their store manager said they made the customer sign a waiver.
While the plywood and 2X4's are fairly obvious, what you can't see is the back seat, which contains – are you ready for this? – 10 bags of concrete @ 80 lbs. each.
They estimated the load weight at 3000 lbs. Both back tires exploded, the wheels bent and the rear shocks were driven through the floorboard.
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Thats insane! ahaha, I guess those low-profile tires, and after-market rims aren't worth the cost then?! lol
I've overloaded trucks before and boy do they get tricky to drive, and i hope you like the smell of burning breaks!
PS
Thats the near identical car that I drive (90's Jetta I believe) and it has enough trouble with 4 passengers, let alone that weight!
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Perhaps the driver was getting bored?
or should this be in the board games thread?poster-anothereye
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Zoomed in on the image, there seems to be a slight vertical shift (see arrow tip of attached image). Just curious, it could very well be two consecutive shots of the same scene stitched together...
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had to stick this up here while we do construction and cars...
this guy was following a construction truck, when a large prybar fell out and hit him head on at 65 or so... have a look at the other end near the windshield
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and don't even get me started on the unions...
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Guite, I think that is the end of a 2x.
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Boo, is this something technical about image pixels? after zooming beyond 2x?
Guite
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he means 2" x 4" piece of lumber a 2x
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What Kristoff said. Sorry that I was not more clear.
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